चौका
Hindi
Etymology
From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Nepali चौको (cauko), Bhojpuri 𑂒𑂸𑂍𑂰 (caukā), Gujarati ચોકો (coko), Marathi चौका (caukā), Oriya ଚୌକା (côuka), Assamese চৌকা (souka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kɑː/
Noun
चौका • (caukā) m
- a set of four
- (cricket) a four
- (card games) a four
- a square slab (of some stone)
- square, courtyard (central area in a house for certain activities)
Declension
Declension of चौका | ||
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Singular | Plural | |
Direct | चौका (caukā) | चौके (cauke) |
Oblique | चौके (cauke) | चौकों (caukõ) |
Vocative | चौके (cauke) | चौको (cauko) |
Coordinate terms
Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text) | ||||||
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इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
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अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | गुलाम (gulām) | बेगम (begam) | बादशाह (bādśāh) | जोकर (jokar) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चौका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press